Holiday Stroll

Dec 06, 2010

A woman and her husband frequently go walking together. On one particular day, however, they walked side by side, one never getting ahead of the other. They walked for an hour. At the end of the hour, the woman says, "That felt good. I think I walked four miles. The husband responds, "Oh, I walked much farther than that. I'm sure I walked five or six."

How could that be?

Answer:

RAY: Here's the answer. The husband and wife were walking side by side each and on treadmills. And all the conditions are met. They walk side by side, one never getting ahead of the other. The husband, in order to travel a greater distance than she, just took more steps. Do we have a winner?

TOM: Yes, we do. The winner is Christina Van Rye from Salt Lake City, Utah, and for having her answer selected at random from the barrels of correct answers that we got, Christina is going to get a $26 gift certificate to the Shameless Commerce Division at cartalk.com.